Replace use of select() in the I/O manager with epoll/kqueue/etc.
Subject says it all. We've known about this problem for ever, but haven't got around to doing anything about it.
Here is a library that provides a unified API over the various event APIs: http://monkey.org/~provos/libevent/.
See also http://www.kegel.com/c10k.html.
1 week is an estimate for doing it properly on all relevant platforms, by someone who is familiar with the APIs and code.
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Version | 6.4.1 |
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TypeOfFailure | OtherFailure |
Priority | normal |
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